Thrilling racing action presented by South Africa's top off-road motorcycle
and quad racers at a brand new racing venue close to Polokwane in the
Limpopo Province with valuable championship points up for grabs - this will
add to an exciting Limpopo 400, the third round of the championship for
motorcycles and the second for quads that will take place this weekend.

After his victory at the last race, Darryl Curtis (AGA LG Mekatrade Red
Bull KTM) is leading the overall motorcycle category and Open Class and is
five points ahead of his team-mate, Spencer Kriel, who is again five points
ahead of the 16 year-old leader of the 125cc Class, Theo Potgieter (Ramco
Suzuki).

The winner of the opening round of the season, Riaan van Niekerk (AGA LG
Mekatrade Red Bull KTM), has broken his shoulder and has not been racing
since, but is currently fourth overall and shares this position with Loerie
Yamaha's Jaco Vermaak who has been scoring consistently.

Two former champions who had their share of bad luck this season, Gray Dick
(Shimwells Yamaha/Panasonic) and Clayton Enslin (Natro Freight Indy Oil
Beta), would hope that the new venue will bring about a change of fortune.
Dick was involved in a crash with another competitor during the previous
event and a foot injury prevented him from completing the event. A broken
throttle cable on Enslin's Beta prevented him from scoring at the previous
event and although they are currently lying in fifth and seventh places
respectively overall, they would like to move up the leader board.

Gavin Louw (The Roost Kawasaki), Wayne Farmer (Mean Machine Gas Gas), Craig
Stone (ECS Alfie Cox KTM) and Wynand Kleynhans (ORD Yamaha) will all travel
to the Limpopo Province knowing that they are in the top ten while Stone
and Louw are the leaders of the 200cc and 250cc Classes respectively.

There are, however, a few riders whose names are normally between the
frontrunners and who are currently not there and they will do everything in
their power to change the situation. Juan "Bollie" van Rooyen (Sadiba
Russell Campbell Kawasaki) and Kyle Poppleton (AGA LG Mekatrade Red Bull
KTM) will be between those who would invite Lady Luck to tackle the Limpopo
400 with them.

Competitors in the national quad category have only raced once this season
with former champion, Shaun Gunther (Duncan Racing Race Nation Honda) who
made a welcome comeback to off-road racing by winning the opening event on
their calendar.

The battle between the smaller 450cc powered quads in the Pro 450 Class and
the more powerful quads in the Pro Open Class will continue in the Limpopo
Province. Riders in the Pro 450 Class are currently filling the top five
places with Ockert Mans (M&M Racing Shift Suzuki LTR450) in sixth place and
leading the Senior Class.

Jacques "Boesman" Struwig (Southern ATV Laeger 350) is leading the Open
Class and is seventh overall followed by two more Open Class riders - Carl
Wichmann and Cornel de Villiers, both racing for Team Can-Am Racing SA on
the DS650 and Renegade 800. Juan Meyer (Suzuki LTR450) is filling 10th
place with former champion, Hendrik Potgieter (Can-Am Racing SA) in 11th.

Like in the motorcycle category, a few names are missing in the top order
including Potgieter, who finished second after the 2006 season and his team-
mate, Leander Pienaar, who won the 2006 Roof of Africa, but who could not
finish the first race of the year due to engine problems.
Local Polokwane rider, Brian Baragwanath (ATV Powersport Lonestar YFZ450)
finished third in 2006, but could also not score points at the first event.
He would not only like to impress his supporters, but also to bag some
valuable points in both the Pro 450 Class and the overall championship.

The brothers from Brits, Pieter and Jacques Breedt, will be outsiders to
watch out for while Yamaha YFZ450 riders, Glen Loubser (Loerie Yamaha) and
Simon Thesen have also scored consistently in the top ten in the past.

The new event has levelled the playing field and the off-road motorcycle
and quad racers are eager and very capable to tackle this new race in the
Limpopo Province which means that the crowds will be entertained by quality
racing action.

The Limpopo 400 will start with a time-trail (100 kilometres for quad
racers and 135 kilometres for off-road bikers) on Friday, 20 April, that
will start and finish at the Meropa Sun about five kilometres outside
Polokwane.

The main race will start at 8h00 on Saturday morning (21 April) at the
Meropa Casino and will finish there during the afternoon. Bikers and quad
competitors will compete separately on two loops and will cross over after
completing their first loop twice to complete the second loop also twice.